NICE guidelines are evidence-based recommendations for health and care in England and Wales.
They help health and social care professionals to prevent ill health, promote good health and improve the quality of care and services.
How we develop our guidelines
We work with health and care professionals, people who use services and carers to draft our recommendations. Find out how we choose our topics, draft and publish our guidelines.
Making decisions using our guidelines
Our guidelines can help you make decisions around prescribing medicines, what treatments to recommend and the promotion of safeguarding.
Shared decision making
Our guidelines support shared decision making between healthcare professionals and people receiving care and treatment.
Using our guidance in Wales
All our guidelines and quality standards are also available to use in Wales. Except for technology appraisal guidance, their use is not mandatory.
Maintaining and updating our guideline portfolio
We're changing how we manage and maintain our guidelines by prioritising which topics we monitor and update.
How to get involved
You can help draft our guidelines by registering as a stakeholder or joining a guideline committee.